China - Liaoning Environmental Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 1 of 12) : Summary report

Environmental Assessment/Analysis $4 Reports v Report F 0040 China - Liaoning Environmental Proj ect EA Category B Environmental Assessment 1 of 12 September 1993 This report has been prepared by the Borrower or its Consultant  EA2EU U]l%90M D427 SEP 1 5 1993 REXEIVED EA2EU SEP 1 5 1993 RECK. LIAONING ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SUMMARY REPORT September 1993 Prepared for: LIAONING URBAN CONSTRUCTION AND RENEWAL PROJECT OFFICE Shenyang. Liaoning Province People's Republic of rChina in cooperation with THE WORLD BANK ecology and environment, inc. BUFFALO CORPORATE CENTER. 368 PLEASANTVIEW DRIVE, LANCASTER. NEW YORK 140E5. TEL. 716/684-805 Intrnaftional Specialists in the Environment recyvcja Pacer  TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . ......................... I LEPI DESCRIPTON AND GENERAL INFORMATION ...... 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....... .................... 1-1 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE ...... ................. 1-3 1.3 PULICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWNORK ........ ..................... 1-4 2 BASELINE DATA - EXISTNG ENVIRONMENT ........... 2-1 2.1 DESCRIPTON OF PROJECT AREA ....... ........ 2-1 2.2 SOCIOECONOMICS ............ ............. 2-2 2.3 ECOLOGY ................ ................ 2-2 2.4 CLIMATE ..................... 24 2.5 WATER QUALrTY ........................... 2-4 2.5.1 Hun-Tan River Basin ..... .............. 24 2.5.2 Jinzhou Area: Daling-Xiaoling River Basin ..... 2-8 2.5.3 Dalian Area ...... ................... 2-17 2.6 BASELINE AIR QUALrrY IN BENXI ....... ....... 2-19 3 HUN-TAM RIVER BASIN COMPONENTS OF LP... 3-1 3.1 ANSHAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY .3-1 iii WLUIUi Dc?J. EA4fln recycld paper eb6iy and cnynmnenz  Table or Contents (Cont.) 3.1.1 Altenatives for Anshan Wastewater Treatment Component ..... .............. 3-4 3.2 BENX 'WASTEWATER TREATMENT .... ......... 3-5 3.2.1 Altematives for Benxi Wastewater Treatment Plant Component ...... ................ 3-9 3.3 FUSHUN WASTEWATER TREATMENT ............ 3-11 3.3.1 Alternatives for Fushunm Wastewater Treatment Plant Component ...... ................ 3-20 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF HUN-TAIZM RIVER BASIN COMPONENTS .............. 3-21 3.5 ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF HUN-TAMZ RIVER BASIN COMPONENTS . . 3-26 4 BENXI AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT COMPONENTS OF LEPH .. .............4........ -1 4.1 CONTROL OF EMISSIONS DURING COAL LOADING/ UNLOADING AT BISC COKING PLANT ............ 44 4.1.1 Altenatives for Control of Fmissions During Coal LOadinglUnloading at BISC Coking Plant ......................... 4-3 4.2 DRY ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR INSTALLAMON AT BISC NO. 1 AND NO. 2 BLAST FURNACES ....... 4-5 4.2.1 Alternatives for Dry Electrostatic Precipitator Installation at BISC No. 1 and No. 2 Blt Furnaces ..... .............. 4.6 4.3 TRANSMISSION PIPELINE AND HEAT EXCHANGE STATIONS FOR THE BENXI CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM ........ ......................... 4.6 4.3.1 Alutrnaives for Transmission Pipeline and Heat Exchange Stations for the Benxi Central Heating System .... .......... 4-7 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFnTS OF BENXI AIR POLLUTMON ABATEMENT COMPONENTS .... ..... 4-9 iv un Dna